The life of a West Kingston higgler was taken early Wednesday morning as a result of a stabbing incident. The Falmouth Police are investigating and the identity of the victim has been withheld as part of the investigation.

There is no clear information surrounding the early morning killing.

The Falmouth police are probing the fatal stabbing of a West Kingston higgler in Falmouth during the wee hours Wednesday morning.

He reportedly plied his trade in the popular Falmouth “Bend Down” market on Wednesdays.

Reports are that about 3:30am the higgler, who hails of a Denham Town address, turned up at the Falmouth Hospital with stab wounds and died while undergoing treatment.

His identity has so far been withheld by the Falmouth police who are investigating. Information on the circumstances surrounding the stabbing incident remain unclear.

Vendors from all across the island trade their wares at the flea market on the grounds of the Falmouth market on Wednesdays.

A former General Manager of Melia Braco arrested and charged with obtaining credit by false pretence and for breaches of the Revenue Administration Act.

Via: Loop Jamaica:

The Greek national and former general manager of an all-inclusive resort in Trelawny who was arrested on fraud allegations on Monday, has been formally charged by the police.

Kosvogiannis has been charged with obtaining credit by false pretense and for breaches of the Revenue Administration Act. He is accused of acquiring several credit facilities from two major banking institutions using different Taxpayer Registration Numbers (TRN) and names.

These alleged fraudulent activities are reported to date back as far as 2010. A court date for the accused is to be announced by the police.

Kosvogiannis was arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday.

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One more illegal gun has been taken off the street as police seized a .45 pistol in South Trelawny.

Six men were taken into police custody on Tuesday night following the seizure of a firearm and three rounds of ammunition during an operation along the Ulster Spring main road in Trelawny.

Reports from the Ulster Spring police are that lawmen were in the area about 9:40pm, when they signalled the driver of a Nissan AD wagon with the six men aboard to stop.

The driver complied and the vehicle along with the men was searched. During the search, one silver and black Ruger .45 pistol with a magazine containing three .45 rounds of ammunition was discovered, following which all six were taken into custody.

Fire yesterday destroyed a Long Pond Sugar Factory Distillery in Clark’s Town, Trelawny. The fire is reported to have begun in a field behind the sugar factory and spread to the distillery. The Long Pond Sugar factory dates back to the 17th century.

From the Observer:

Firefighters tried valiantly but failed to save a distillery with more than 65,000 litres of rum at Long Pond sugar factory in Trelawny yesterday.

A worker at the factory said that the fire started in a sugar cane field behind the factory, caught a pile of bagasse on the property and quickly spread to the distillery area.

Initially, Deputy Superintendent Roland Walters, divisional commander for the Trelawny Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, told the Jamaica Observer that the operation was successful as the firefighters were able to confine the fire to one area.

However, late yesterday evening, Walters told the Observer that the distillery was razed.

Walters said the Trelawny fire brigade was alerted to the blaze about midday and received assistance from their colleagues from St Ann and St James, as well as personnel from TankWeld Construction Limited’s Rio Bueno plant in Trelawny.

“Basically, what is happening here is that the fire is confined to the main store area. One area stores alcohol and the other section stores mainly raw material to make rum,” Walters said earlier.

He said that sections of the building housing the stores collapsed after being consumed by the angry flames.

Tragedy struck on the Rio Bueno leg of the North Coast Highway yesterday when a Toyota Rav 4 collided with a Knutsford Express bus.

Reports from the Constabulary Communication Unit (CCU), the police’s information arm, are that the sole occupant of the SUV was trapped in the vehicle, which caught fire and was burnt to a shell with the occupant inside.

Dead is 27-year-old Deandra Bravo of a Marine Circle, Bogue, St James address.

Several occupants of the bus were injured and taken to the Falmouth Hospital.

Reports are that at about 4 pm the bus was travelling toward St. Ann while the Rav 4 was headed in the opposite direction. The accident occurred in the vicinity of the Tank-Weld Metals plant at Rio Bueno.

As a result of the crash, traffic had to be diverted for hours through Rio Bueno via the old (pre-highway) main road.

For years the Rio Bueno road has been one of the major hotspots for fatal accidents in Trelawny.

New Prison for Trelawny.

This was announced by National Security Minister Horace Chang. Dr. Chang, who has close ties to the parish as a medical doctor, made the announcement in Montego Bay on Saturday.

The focus is on gang leaders who are suspected of running their gang operations by using electronic devices whilst still in prison.

From Jamaica Observer

Security Minister Horace Chang says a new prison, to be constructed in Trelawny, will, among other things, cut off gang leaders from the outside world.

The security minister, who expressed concerns about the ability of prisoners to run their criminal empires from behind prison bars, said the new penal institution, scheduled to commence construction in the next financial year, will be built with electronic hardening.

As long as they can’t communicate, it’s likely gangs will disintegrate. So they will be without a head. Of course, sometimes a new head will emerge, but it’s much easier to dismantle a gang once the leader is totally separated from them, Dr Chang said.

I can’t give you a figure on the capacity. We are still planning, but we would want about 30 cells of that type. Those will not be the only cells. We want about 30 cells for leaders who continue to manage their empire from inside the prison, he stated.

Speaking to reporters following his address at the 33rd Annual Pharmaceutical Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday, Dr Chang disclosed that the proposed site of the new prison is a section of Long Pond which is remote.

A woman was taken by surprise on Sunday when she attempted to enter a political meeting at Barracks School in Falmouth.

From: Jamaica Star

A woman, who reportedly tried to enter a People’s National Party (PNP) meeting in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Sunday evening with a loaded firearm in her handbag is now in custody at the Falmouth Police Station and is poised to be charged soon.

The police said that the 33-year-old woman was reportedly making her way into the meeting at the Falmouth All-Age School at approximately 7:30 p.m. when she was stopped at a police checkpoint. The lawmen reportedly asked to search her handbag and she handed it over.

However, before the handbag could be opened, she reportedly ran off and the police gave chase. She was subsequently held and taken back to the checkpoint, where the handbag was searched in her presence.

During the search, a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with a magazine containing 10 live rounds, and a parcel containing ganja were found. She was promptly taken to the Falmouth Police Station where she is now being held.

Popular Trelawny businessman 47-year-old Deon Adams, also known as ‘Killer’, of a Stewart Castle, Trelawny address is now awaiting sentencing for rape in the Trelawny Circuit Court.

The incident occurred in 2012 and it was not until 2014 that he was pointed out by the alleged victim who was now 14 years old.

Adams held out on his innocence until DNA evidence left him with no choice but to plea guilty.

From Loop Jamaica.

A Trelawny businessman who pleaded guilty to raping a minor at knifepoint, in the Trelawny Circuit Court last week, will return for sentencing on Wednesday.

The accused is 47-year-old Deon Adams, who is also known as ‘Killer’, of a Stewart Castle, Trelawny address.

Allegations are that in 2012, Adams posed as a taxi operator and picked up a 12-year-old girl who was going to school. He then drove the car to a remote area and held the minor at knife-point and forcibly had sexual intercourse with her.

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